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Edward Buker:
Doug,

That is a lot of work to get the finish that you like. Hats off to you for that.... I had an excellent result also with a light dry sanding of the first coat with around 220 to 400 grit, blow it off, tack rag it off and all coats using a foam brush. I use red scotch brite pad between coats, blow off and tack rag. The two differences are the grain sealer which fills the grain gaps and the type of urethane. The original finish was clear and I have found the Spar Varnish versions had more of the yellow hue so I went with straight gloss urethane. Seems we both had a happy ending for the work :-) Like your in floor heating....warm feet :-)

Later Ed

Rick Daniels:
Thanks to all.  Am off to the hardwood store who has told me they have several scraps of both Cherry and Walnut they will give me to experiment.  Will also contact RV Outfitters.  What a great resource this forum is.  Hopefully this winter I can complete the restoration projects I deem necessary and then it's time to attend one, if not many, BAC rallies to personally thank the several contributors. 

Steve Huber:
Rick,
Good luck on your project. In doing multiple cabinetry related projects on 3 coaches with maple and cherry interiors I've  found that Zar strains are probably among the best you can find. IMHO, avoid Minwax like the plague. If you can't get a good match, consider having a custom color stain made up. Sherman Williams did a good job for me on one of my projects.
Steve

Rick Daniels:
Thanks Steve.  I have used Sherwin Williams for stain duplication before and have had great success.  That just might be my first stop. 

Fred Brooks:
       Hi Rick,
  I have done over 35 of these conversions, If the wood is cherry, ZAR makes the best stain to replicate the "tanning" that the sunlight has darkened the hue of the wood. The finish takes time to build the first 10 coats of spray urethane gloss and then wet sand with 600 and then more coats, more sanding, more coats until it looks  like glass. Photo is my 2000 Marquis.
    Have fun, Fred Brooks

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